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resulted in a lower level of safety than 

was maintained before it was granted; or 

(3) continuation of the exemption would 

not be consistent with the goals and 

objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315. 

Basis for Renewing Exemptions 

Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an 

exemption may be granted for no longer 

than two years from its approval date 

and may be renewed upon application 

for additional two year periods. In 

accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315, each of the 34 applicants has 

satisfied the entry conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirements (64 FR 27027; 64 FR 

51568; 67 FR 10475; 69 FR 8260; 71 FR 

16410; 64 FR 54948; 65 FR 159; 67 FR 

17102; 69 FR 17267; 71 FR 6824; 64 FR 

68195; 65 FR 20251; 65 FR 45817; 65 FR 

77066; 68 FR 1654; 70 FR 7545; 66 FR 

17743; 66 FR 33990; 68 FR 35772; 71 FR 

644; 68 FR 74699; 69 FR 10503; 71 FR 

6829; 71 FR 5105; 71 FR 19600; 71 FR 

6826; 71 FR 19602). Each of these 34 

applicants has requested renewal of the 

exemption and has submitted evidence 

showing that the vision in the better eye 

continues to meet the standard specified 

at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) and that the 

vision impairment is stable. In addition, 

a review of each record of safety while 

driving with the respective vision 

deficiencies over the past two years 

indicates each applicant continues to 

meet the vision exemption standards. 

These factors provide an adequate basis 

for predicting each driver’s ability to 

continue to drive safely in interstate 

commerce. Therefore, FMCSA 

concludes that extending the exemption 

for each renewal applicant for a period 

of two years is likely to achieve a level 

of safety equal to that existing without 

the exemption. 

Request for Comments 

FMCSA will review comments 

received at any time concerning a 

particular driver’s safety record and 

determine if the continuation of the 

exemption is consistent with the 

requirements at 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315. However, FMCSA requests that 

interested parties with specific data 

concerning the safety records of these 

drivers submit comments by April 4, 

2008. 

FMCSA believes that the 

requirements for a renewal of an 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315 can be satisfied by initially 

granting the renewal and then 

requesting and evaluating, if needed, 

subsequent comments submitted by 

interested parties. As indicated above, 

the Agency previously published 

notices of final disposition announcing 

its decision to exempt these 34 

individuals from the vision requirement 

in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). The final 

decision to grant an exemption to each 

of these individuals was based on the 

merits of each case and only after 

careful consideration of the comments 

received to its notices of applications. 

The notices of applications stated in 

detail the qualifications, experience, 

and medical condition of each applicant 

for an exemption from the vision 

requirements. That information is 

available by consulting the above cited 

Federal Register publications. 

Interested parties or organizations 

possessing information that would 

otherwise show that any, or all of these 

drivers, are not currently achieving the 

statutory level of safety should 

immediately notify FMCSA. The 

Agency will evaluate any adverse 

evidence submitted and, if safety is 

being compromised or if continuation of 

the exemption would not be consistent 

with the goals and objectives of 49 

U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA will 

take immediate steps to revoke the 

exemption of a driver. 

Issued on: February 26, 2008. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy and 

Program Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Public Transportation on Indian 

Reservations Program; Tribal Transit 

Program 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Award. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) announces the 

selection of projects to be funded under 

Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 appropriations for 

the Tribal Transit Program (TTP), a 

program authorized by the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact the appropriate FTA regional 

Tribal Liaison (Appendix A) for 

application-specific information and 

issues. For general program information, 

contact Lorna R. Wilson, Office of 

Transit Programs, at (202) 366–2053, email: Lorna.Wilson@dot.gov. A TDD is 

available at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/ 

FIRS). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tribal 

Transit Program (TTP) established by 

Section 3013 SAFETEA–LU, Pub. L. 

109–49 (August 15, 2005), under 49 

U.S.C. 5311(c) makes funds available to 

federally recognized Indian tribes or 

Alaska Native villages, groups, or 

communities as identified by the Bureau 

of Indian Affairs (BIA) in the U.S. 

Department of the Interior for public 

transportation capital projects, operating 

costs and planning activities that are 

eligible costs under the Nonurbanized 

Area Formula Program (Section 5311). 

A total of $10 million was made 

available for the program in FY 2007. A 

total of 75 applicants requested $21 

million for new transit services, 

enhancement or expansion of existing 

transit services and planning studies 

including operational planning. FTA 

made project selections through a 

competitive process based on each 

applicant’s responsiveness to the 

program evaluation criteria outlined in 

FTA’s April 4, 2007, Federal Register 

Notice: Notice of Funding Availability 

and Solicitation for FY 2007 TTP (71 FR 

16397). FTA evaluated applications for 

planning grants on a pass/fail basis, 

whereas FTA evaluated applications for 

start up and existing transit services on 

a numeric score system. FTA also took 

into consideration the current status of 

the FY 2006 grants for those tribes 

requesting multi-year funding. Because 

of the high demand, many applicants 

selected for funding will receive less 

funding than they requested to enable 

FTA to support an increased number of 

meritorious applications. 

This notice only addresses FY 2007 

funding for projects. Tribes that sought 

funding for a multi-year project in 

response to the FY 2007 solicitation 

must submit a new application in 

response to the FY 2008 Notice of 

Funding Availability (NOFA) in order to 

be considered for FY 2008 funding. The 

FY 2008 notice will be published in the 

spring of 2008. 

The selected projects, providing $10 

million to 65 tribes, break down as 

follows: $399,963 for transit planning 

studies and/or operational planning; 

$904,666 for startup projects for new 

transit service; and, $8,695,371 for 

enhancements or expansion of existing 

transit services. Each of the 65 

awardees, as well as the applicants not 

selected for funding, will receive a letter 

explaining the funding decision. The 

successful applicants for FY 2007 are 

listed in Table 1. 

Following publication of this notice, 

FTA’s regional tribal liaison will contact 

each applicant selected for funding to 

discuss technical assistance/needs. In 

the event the contact information 


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provided in the FY 2007 application has 

changed, please contact your tribal 

liaison with the current information in 

order to expedite the grant award 

process. 

Issued in Washington, DC, this 29th day of 

February, 2008. 

James S. Simpson, 

Administrator. 

Appendix A—FTA Regional Offices and 

Tribal Transit Liaisons 

Region I—Massachusetts, Rhode Island, 

Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont 

and Maine—Richard H. Doyle, FTA 

Regional Administrator, Volpe National 

Transportation Systems Center, Kendall 

Square, 55 Broadway, Suite 920, 

Cambridge, MA 02142–1093, Phone: (617) 

494–2055, Fax: (617) 494–2865, Regional 

Tribal Liaison: Judi Molloy. 

Region II—New York, New Jersey—Brigid 

Hynes-Cherin, FTA Regional 

Administrator, One Bowling Green, Room 

429, New York, NY 10004–1415, Phone: 

(212) 668–2170, Fax: (212) 668–2136, 

Regional Tribal Liaison: Rebecca ReyesAlicea. 

Region III—Pennsylvania, Maryland, 

Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, 

Washington, DC, Letitia Thompson, FTA 

Regional Administrator, 1760 Market 

Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103–

4124, Phone: (215) 656–7100, Fax: (215) 

656–7260. 

Region IV—Georgia, North Carolina, South 

Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, 

Kentucky, Alabama, Puerto Rico, Virgin 

Islands—Yvette G. Taylor, FTA Regional 

Administrator, 230 Peachtree St., N.W., 

Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30303, Tel.: 404–

865–5600, Fax: 404–865–5605, Regional 

Tribal Liaisons: Jamie Pfister and James 

Garland. 

Region V—Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, 

Minnesota, Michigan—Marisol R. Simon, 

FTA Regional Administrator, 200 West 

Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 

60606–5232, Phone: (312) 353–2789, Fax: 

(312) 886–0351, Regional Tribal Liaisons: 

William Wheeler and Joyce Taylor. 

Region VI—Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, 

Arkansas, Oklahoma—Robert Patrick, FTA 

Regional Administrator, 819 Taylor Street, 

Room 8A36, Ft. Worth, TX 76102, Phone: 

(817) 978–0550, Fax: (817) 978–0575, 

Regional Tribal Liaison: Lynn Hayes. 

Region VII—Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, 

Missouri—Mokhtee Ahmad, FTA Regional 

Administrator, 901 Locust Street, Suite 

404, Kansas City, MO 64106, Phone: (816) 

329–3920, Fax: (816) 329–3921, Regional 

Tribal Liaisons: Joni Roeseler and Cathy 

Monroe. 

Region VIII—Colorado, North Dakota, South 

Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Utah—Terry 

Rosapep, FTA Regional Administrator, 

12300 West Dakota Avenue, Suite 310, 

Lakewood, CO 80228–2583, Phone: (720) 

963–3300, Fax: (720) 963–3333, Regional 

Tribal Liaisons: Jennifer Stewart and David 

Beckhouse. 

Region IX—California, Arizona, Nevada, 

Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam—Leslie 

Rogers, FTA Regional Administrator, 201 

Mission Street, Suite 1650, San Francisco, 

CA 94105–1926, Phone: (415) 744–3133, 

Fax: (415) 744–2726, Regional Tribal 

Liaison: Lorraine Lerman. 

Region X—Washington, Oregon, Idaho, 

Alaska—Richard Krochalis, FTA Regional 

Administrator, Jackson Federal Building, 

915 Second Avenue, Suite 3142, Seattle, 

WA 98174–1002, Phone: (206) 220–7954, 

Fax: (206) 220–7959, Regional Tribal 

Liaisons: Bill Ramos and Annette Clothier. 

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